Move priority is not changed by the effects of {{m|Trick Room}}, which only reverses the order of moves within a priority bracket. Increased priority moves still go first, and decreased priority moves still go last.

Move priority is not changed by the effects of {{m|Trick Room}}, which only reverses the order of moves within a priority bracket. Increased priority moves still go first, and decreased priority moves still go last.

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When a Pokémon uses a move, some held items and Abilities cause it to go last within its priority bracket, ignoring even Trick Room. The items {{DL|Incense|Full Incense}} and [[Lagging Tail]] and the Ability {{a|Stall}} havethiseffect, butdonotchange the priorityofanymoves.

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When a Pokémon uses a move, some held items and Abilities cause it to move either first or last in its priority bracket, ignoring even Trick Room. The items {{DL|Incense|Full Incense}} and [[Lagging Tail]] and the Ability {{a|Stall}} causetheaffected Pokémon to go last in its priority bracket, whiletheitems{{DL|In-battle effect item|Quick Claw}} and [[Custap Berry]] cause the usertogofirst in its priority bracket.

==Priority moves==

==Priority moves==

Revision as of 11:53, 4 May 2013

Priority refers to the order in which Trainers' commands are followed during a battle. Under normal circumstances, the priority of a move used in a battle is determined by the Speed statistic of the Pokémon using the move. However, a move may have a different priority value, which can cause that move to always go before or after ordinary moves. Using items and switching Pokémon will almost always precede a Pokémon's move.

Each move and certain actions have a hidden priority value in the game data, ranging from +8 to -8. Most moves are ordinary, and have 0 priority. Moves that always go before ordinary priority moves have increased priority and priority values greater than zero. Examples include moves such as Quick Attack and ExtremeSpeed. Moves that always go after ordinary priority moves have decreased priority and priority values less than zero. Examples of decreased priority moves are Counter and Roar. Moves with effects that last an entire turn, such as Protect or Magic Coat, have much higher priority to ensure that the move is used at the start of the turn.

Moves that have the same priority are said to be in the same priority bracket. When two moves of equal priority, such as when both Aqua Jet and Bullet Punch are used in the same turn, the Pokémon with the higher Speed will act first.

Move priority is not changed by the effects of Trick Room, which only reverses the order of moves within a priority bracket. Increased priority moves still go first, and decreased priority moves still go last.

When a Pokémon uses a move, some held items and Abilities cause it to move either first or last in its priority bracket, ignoring even Trick Room. The items Full Incense and Lagging Tail and the Ability Stall cause the affected Pokémon to go last in its priority bracket, while the items Quick Claw and Custap Berry cause the user to go first in its priority bracket.

Generation I

Trivia

Since Focus Punch has a higher priority than Avalanche, Revenge, Dragon Tail, Circle Throw, and Counter, they are unable to break the focus of a Pokémon using Focus Punch. Thus, they, along with Focus Punch itself, are the only six attacks that can strike a Pokémon in the same turn as it successfully uses Focus Punch.

Until Generation IV, there were no moves that had a priority of +2, -4, or -7, and there is no move with a priority of -2.